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#AAC8CA Color

#AAC8CA is rgb(170, 200, 202) in RGB, hsl(184, 23%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAC8CA
HEX#AAC8CA
RGBrgb(170, 200, 202)
HSLhsl(184, 23%, 73%)
HSVhsv(184, 16%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(81.1% 0.032 201.5)
LABlab(78.42% -10.11 -4.56)
LCHlch(78.42% 11.09 204.28)

What #AAC8CA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AAC8CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#AAC8CA Channel Values

How #AAC8CA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 170 · G 200 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 184° · S 23% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 184° · S 16% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAC8CA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAC8CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAC8CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AAC8CA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAC8CA.

How #AAC8CA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AAC8CA
Protanopia#C3C3CA
Protanomaly#BAC5CA
Deuteranopia#BFBFCB
Deuteranomaly#B7C3CA
Tritanopia#AAC8C8
Tritanomaly#AAC8C9
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAC8CA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aac8ca: #AAC8CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAC8CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aac8ca': '#AAC8CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.784, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_aac8ca">#AAC8CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAC8CA"

More Teal Colors

#AAC8CA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAC8CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAC8CA?

#AAC8CA is a light teal — rgb(170, 200, 202) in RGB and hsl(184, 23%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.21.

What is the RGB value of #AAC8CA?

#AAC8CA is rgb(170, 200, 202) — red 170, green 200, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAC8CA?

#AAC8CA converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAC8CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAC8CA scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAC8CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAC8CA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 9.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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